The Reception of David Hume In Europe

Klappentext The intellectual scope and cultural impact of British writers cannot be assessed without reference to their European 'fortunes'. These essays! prepared by an international team of scholars! critics and translators! record the ways in which David Hume has been translated! evaluated and emulated in different national and linguistic areas of Europe. This is the first collection of essays to consider how and where Hume's works were initially understood throughout Europe. They reflect on how early European responses to Hume relied on available French translations! and concentrated on his Political Discourses and his History! and how later German translations enabled professional philosophers to discuss his more abstract ideas. Also explored is the idea that continental readers were not able to judge the accuracy of the translations they read! nor did many consider the contexts in which Hume was writing: rather! they were intent on using what they read for their own purposes. Zusammenfassung Records the ways in which David Hume has been translated! evaluated and emulated in different national and linguistic areas of Europe. This collection of essays considers how and where Hume's works were initially understood throughout Europe. They reflect on how early European responses to Hume relied on available French translations.

Product details

• Authors: Peter Jones, Peter (EDT) Jones
• Assisted by: Peter Jones (Editor)
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 04.12.2005
• EAN: 9780826463494
• ISBN: 978-0-8264-6349-4
• No. of pages: 434
• Series: European Critical Traditions S. - The Reception of British Authors in Europe; The Reception of British and Irish Authors in Europe; Athlone Critical Traditions; European Critical Traditions S. - The Reception of British Authors in Europe
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / General, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Western philosophy: c 1600 to c 1900, Philosophical traditions and schools of thought, C 1700 To C 1800